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R. L. vANeE, oF,sT-. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

Letters .Patent`NQ. 74,174, dated .February 4, 1868.

. IMPROVEID VINEGARf-STILL.

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Be it known that I, R. L. VANGE, in company with' Anthony Cash, of St.Lou is,v"in'A the county of St.' Louis, and State of Missouri, have madecertainl new and useful Improvements m.V1negarStills; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a fullv and clear' descriptionthereof:referencebeing Ito the accompanying drawings, audto the lettersof reference marked thereon. v

This still is so constructed and operated Athat bytheeluploynvaentdfi-a'.4v combination with the steam generated fromsomelkind of saccharine ma'sh,`.l 'l efyinagar may be produced withoutthe use of any alcohol. i A To enable those skilled in the art toconstruct andl operate'the impro: dylstlllv s itsconstruction andoperation. f. l l

I Theaccompanying drawings represent a sectional elevation of theimproye-inFigure 2. l v

A is a. tank, which may be huilt of wood or iron, and whichfis'yto bedivided'.iu'todtiroicompartmeuts, a and al, by means of a partition, a2.In 1 the bottom part of4 this .tank-,lor in the '..eell' there-is o:coil ofpipe, B, through which steam from a boiler is passed, so as tohatqa surrounding mass-withix he `veillgictfi In the upper cell, al, themash is stored, and partially warmed, by the pipes passingthrough-zit,"y n 1lV it lis'needed for distillation in kthe lower cell,into which it is then to be drawn, throughthe pipeGfr-Jhichhas'arstop-cock, c. The mash is to be taken from th well D, by means of thepu1np'-D1,.and discharged through the'ppe Dz, into the cell a. The steamwhich is generated in the cell a is to be conducted oli', iiithe'pipeEund condensed in the submerged coil E. -There are numerousbrauch-pipes, e,` coxine ct i g 'the lower en'dfot'the'pipe E with thecell a, so as to furnish a ready exit for the steam therefrom.The'vii-egi1r1used v ihfthispro'cess' is to he taken from' i the well Fby means of the pump F1, and elevated into the tunk'z, from-'whenceitmay'bc drawn as required,

through the pipe F3, which is provided with a s'top-eoc`k,'f.Thepipeffl?'descends into thecell a oftheltank A, and passes thence upinto the interior of the pipe E, and discharges-' thejiinegar 'thereinIat that point-where it will'ln'ost easily descend into the coil withinthe condenserfv 'Asmallfduantty ot'rviuegar, combined with the steamfrom the mash, of proper ingredients, such as corn, sorghum', or othereaccharin'e matter, -in the manner above described, will produce purevinegar without the introduction of alcohol. i Having described myinvention, what claim, is; v v

1. The tank A, when divided into two cells a a, and' combinedv with thedistilling-apparatus e E E', as described and'for the purpose set forth.l p i Y l 42. I claim thecombination of the apparatus A E E', with thedevices -F E" F2, substantially as described lI y-smzltll amount ofvinegar, 1n ern-or. sorghum, a pure article 4 g and shown. In testimonywhereof,'I hereunto set my hand, this twenty-.eighth day of February, A.D. 1867, 4iu pres- ,f eucefof i r R, L. VANCE. Witnesses: v "l M.RANDOLPH,

